As Halloween nears, you might be strategizing how to deal with your child’s annual sack of Halloween candy after a big night of trick-or-treating. It’s no secret that sugar is bad for teeth. But the ...

MOORHEAD — Minnesota State Community and Technical College (M State) dental students got a taste of a full work day, all to help those in need of a cleaning. For Children's Dental Health Month, the ...

The twice-a-day struggle is all too real for many parents. Getting kids to brush their teeth properly can be both a headache and an anxiety-inducing dilemma because it’s hard to know whether children ...

When that first tooth emerges, start brushing — and other advice from pediatric dentists. By Melinda Wenner Moyer Pop quiz: At what age should kids first see a dentist? In a nationally representative ...

If you hear blood-curdling screams coming from my house at 7 a.m. or 7 p.m., don’t fret: I’m just brushing my 2-year-old’s teeth. It’s a traumatic endeavor for us both, and I admit that I’ve sometimes ...

Two second-grade boys wiggle in nervous excitement outside the makeshift dental office, swinging their feet in matching red shoes while they build up the confidence to face the dentist inside. Unlike ...